Development and validation of Parent Abuse Scale (boy-mother)

Abbaspour, Zabihollah; Poursardar, Feizolah; Ghanbari, Zahra; Shahuri, Shiva; Shadfar, Afrooz

doi:10.22054/jem.2018.25002.1611

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Counseling, Faculty of psychology, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Iran

² Ramshir

³ Ghaleatol

⁴ َAhvaz

⁵ Karun

https://doi.org/10.22054/jem.2018.25002.1611

Abstract

Parent abuse, child-to-parent aggression and violence appear to be prevalent yet hidden phenomena. The main purpose of the present study was to present an account of the development and examine psychometric properties of Parent Abuse Scale (boy-mother) (APA-bm) including construct validity, convergent validity and internal consistency. The study was a correlational type. Third hundred and sixty four mothers of boy high school students and their child in Ahvaz, which selected through multistage-cluster random sampling. Mothers completed Parent Abuse Scale (boy-mother) and boys completed Child's Attitude toward Parents. The results of factor analysis using the principal components analysis and orthogonal rotation (varimax) showed three factors (emotional, financial and physical parent abuse). The convergent validity of Parent Abuse Scale (boy-mother) were supported by an expected pattern of correlation between the scale and Child's Attitude toward Parents. All correlation between the mean scores on Parent Abuse Scale (boy-mother) and Child's Attitude toward Parents were statistically significant (excluding physical parent abuse). coefficient’s Cronbach alpha were between 0/75 to 0/98. All correlations were statistically significant. The results of this study indicated that the present scale is a valid and reliable measure for evaluating parent abuse in Iranian sample.

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Development and validation of Parent Abuse Scale (boy-mother)

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Volume 8, Issue 31
April 2018
Pages 33-46

Development and validation of Parent Abuse Scale (boy-mother)

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قرآن مجید

Volume 8, Issue 31April 2018Pages 33-46

Volume 8, Issue 31
April 2018
Pages 33-46